Arthur Weir Mason
Sir Arthur Weir Mason | |
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Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
In office 1923–1924 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Wessels |
Succeeded by | John Stephen Curlewis |
Judge of the Transvaal High Court | |
In office 1902–1923 | |
Judge of the Natal Supreme Court | |
In office 1896–1902 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Palmerton, Pondoland, Cape Colony | 2 August 1860
Died | 8 June 1924 Pretoria, Union of South Africa | (aged 63)
Alma mater | University of London |
Profession | Attorney, Advocate |
Sir Arthur Weir Mason (2 August 1860 – 8 June 1924) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Mason was born in Pondoland, a rural area in the eastern part of the Cape Colony, but spent his early life in Durban and was sent to England to receive his schooling in Bath and Eastbourne.[1] He later attended the University of London and in 1879 obtained the BA degree with honours in Classics and German.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1880, Mason returned to Natal, where he qualified as an attorney and in 1884 he was admitted as an advocate. He mainly practised in Pietermaritzburg and in January 1896 became a puisne judge of the Natal Supreme Court. On several occasions he acted for Sir Michael Gallwey as chief justice of Natal. After the Second Boer War he was appointed a judge of the Transvaal Supreme Court.[1] In 1922 he was knighted and from 13 March 1923 to the time of his death, he was Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kruger, D. W. (1977). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol III. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 587. ISBN 0-624-00856-8. OCLC 20937.
- ^ Palmer, Vernon V. (2001). Mixed jurisdictions worldwide : the third legal family. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-521-78154-X. OCLC 44750843.
- ^ "SIR ARTHUR MASON DEAD". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). 10 June 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.